Josh Patterson
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Thinking About Moving IBM i To The Cloud? Don’t Start With The Quote
August 31, 2026 Josh Patterson
We get asked a deceptively simple question all the time: “What would it cost to move our IBM i environment to the cloud?”
It sounds like a pricing question. Usually, it isn’t. Before we start talking about cores, memory, storage, or monthly costs, there’s a much more important question to answer: Why are you considering cloud in the first place?
Maybe your Power server is approaching a refresh. Maybe your data center contract is ending. Maybe an experienced IBM i administrator is retiring. Maybe your disaster recovery strategy no longer meets the business’s needs. Or perhaps your organization has adopted …
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